transform

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trans·form /trænsˈfɔːm $ -ˈfɔːrm/ W3 AWL verb [transitiveT]

CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone, especially in a way that improves it 使改观，使变形，使转化

Increased population has transformed the landscape.

人口的增加使景观发生了变化。

transform somebody/something (from something) into something

The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.

这部电影几乎在一夜之间将她从一个默默无闻的女学生变成一位超级巨星。

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transform• When she smiled, her face was completely transformed.• Of course it can be well worthwhile simply to transform cultured tissue in this way.• In the last 20 years, Korea has been transformed into a major industrial nation.• These bodies can not be considered truly incorrupt since the tissues are transformed into another substance.• At rest the cricket looks like a dead leaf, but it transforms itself at the last moment.• In a more limited sense, Piaget, like Hegel, is attempting to transform Kantian ontology into a dialectical movement.• Under the program, the government sold shares to citizens for a nominal fee to quickly transform state enterprises into private companies.• Francois Michelin describes this secret process as the equivalent of float-glass making, which transformed the manufacture of sheet glass.• The new system transformed the way managers thought about their money.• Well, you've certainly transformed this place - it looks great!

transform somebody/something (from something) into something• Vlasov showed great energy and leadership qualities, transforming his division into a conspicuous example of efficiency.• Or the architect, contractor and 27 subcontractors and their crews who transformed a gutted firetrap into a glowing gem?• The Guinness bid transformed the company into an international giant and Ward had played a vital role in bringing this about.• Invitro ras and p53 mutants cooperate to transform primary rat cells into cells capable of lethal tumourigenesis.• To transform such funds into federal obligations, however, Congress must authorize such project funds.• Ultimately, the new technology transforms the medium into something else.• At night, the glare of the power station lights transform the complex into something like a beached transatlantic liner.• Simple things that can be transformed through work into something that brings pleasure and satisfaction.

Origin transform

(1300-1400) Latin transformare, from formare “to form”

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